The pros diets include pizza, gummies, candy.... Nick Willis: "We eat a lot less healthy than everyone thinks we do."

Aafb wrote:

Lust is a mortal sin, St. Ignatious.

I don't think my appreciation was inordinate.

eurogourmand wrote:

wejo wrote:

Sometimes I eat a lot of pizza.

Pizza is the poster child of unhealthy food. Whenever someone here wants to refer to a bad diet, it 's always pizza.

Why? What exacty is wrong with pizza? It's basically bread, tomato and cheese - a cheese and tomato sandwich.

Hey bro, what was your dinner? I had salad - sun-dried tomatos, fresh basil, mozzarella, mushrooms roasted with garlic, a drizzle of olive oil, and grissini breadsticks on the side.

Oh man, I just had a pizza, I suck :-(

Unless you live in a country that has no food culture and you put pulled pork, bacon, icecream, nachos, steak, chocolate and beer on your pizza, there's nothing wrong with it.

There’s a lot of oil in pizza and it packs a lot of calories (not that that stops any of us)

on top of the above average active lifestyle all of the supplements they take makes it easier to keep the weight off.

I was recently prescribed meds for thyroid disorder, I will share my experience.

Within a month my times in works outs improved disturbingly. My mile reps went from the 515 to 520 area to sub 5 with same effort. I hadn't broke five in a workout since college10 years ago. Not only that but I can eat all the bad stuff I used to feel guilty about without any weight gain.

This is serious. The med I take is levothyroxene. Any pro utilizing these in my opinion is at a clear and distinct advantage of those who are not

Sweet and Sour Kenyan Ribs wrote:

and??? wrote:

Kenyans are nutrious .

Easy there, Hannibal.

I know that was a typo but I still can’t help laughing hysterically

C-Food Diet wrote:

[quote]coach wrote:

Health and fitness are not synonymous.

Bingo! I would add in performance as well.

Health and fitness may not be synonymous but they sure as Hell as are closely tied. No health, no fitness.

And the correlation between fitness and performance may not be 100% but it's damn sure close to it.

bill rodgers spoonfuls of mayonnaise wrote:

Reminds me of Bill Rodgers autobiography talking about eating spoonfuls of mayonnaise right out of the jar.

Thank you! That's my favorite food anecdote!

I eat a heart healthy diet. But I also don't workout as much as an elite athlete. Someone like Mike Phelps in the peak of training was said to intake12000 calories / day. As long as you are eating enough healthy food, any extra is going to get burnt off. The problem is when you get in this habit and then you stopped working out at this level. Then you really only need a small amount of calories and you don't burn off the sugar and fats.

TUEsday wrote:

on top of the above average active lifestyle all of the supplements they take makes it easier to keep the weight off.

I was recently prescribed meds for thyroid disorder, I will share my experience.

Within a month my times in works outs improved disturbingly. My mile reps went from the 515 to 520 area to sub 5 with same effort. I hadn't broke five in a workout since college10 years ago. Not only that but I can eat all the bad stuff I used to feel guilty about without any weight gain.

This is serious. The med I take is levothyroxene. Any pro utilizing these in my opinion is at a clear and distinct advantage of those who are not

Thanks Albert, I will make sure to get a TUE for my thyroid.

Wait, you mean the thing we jam inside our body and derive vital nutrients from? I would venture to say that just because these three professional athletes don't abide by "strict" dieting standards, food will continue to play a vital role in health and athletics. They are anomalies.

Bad Wigins wrote:

and??? wrote:

there is a famous story of Haile Geb relaxing before a run munching on some fries.

Fries are made of potatoes, the superfood invented by the brilliant Incas. Very healthy.

I have never seen a Kenyan drinking tea so they can't be eating all that much sugar.

Evidently you've never seen a Kenyan.

I just hosted a Kenyan running buddy (current NCAA D1) at my home. Every morning, he would make coffee by pouring whole milk and sugar into a small sauce pot, adding coffee grounds, then straining.

Then in the afternoons, tea consisted of 50% milk and sugar. I love Kenyans to death, but their beverages are too sweet; they give me headaches and make me feel sick.

Ezekiel bread wrote:

TUEsday wrote:

on top of the above average active lifestyle all of the supplements they take makes it easier to keep the weight off.

I was recently prescribed meds for thyroid disorder, I will share my experience.

Within a month my times in works outs improved disturbingly. My mile reps went from the 515 to 520 area to sub 5 with same effort. I hadn't broke five in a workout since college10 years ago. Not only that but I can eat all the bad stuff I used to feel guilty about without any weight gain.

This is serious. The med I take is levothyroxene. Any pro utilizing these in my opinion is at a clear and distinct advantage of those who are not

Thanks Albert, I will make sure to get a TUE for my thyroid.

+1

you can eat anything if you can metabolize it.

eat 2/3 healthy and the other 1/3 whatever.

stay away from processed foods.... and chemicals or else your days are numbered.

Runners at all levels generally have little value & knowledge in nutrition.

Body builders- even the non-steroid weekend warriors, know & value nutrition a LOT.

longjack wrote:

you can eat anything if you can metabolize it.

eat 2/3 healthy and the other 1/3 whatever.

stay away from processed foods.... and chemicals or else your days are numbered.

So no worries about iron levels or magnesium for energy levels? How about preserving T-Levels, which not doing hurt Ryan Hall late career? Calcium & Vitamin D for the bones? Preventing osteoporosis later on?

When in your 20's and/or are an elite talent- you can get away with this stuff. But the majority will suffer if eating junk daily, even if running a lot.

lmfao, You have potential my man

Yup....... wrote:

longjack wrote:

you can eat anything if you can metabolize it.

eat 2/3 healthy and the other 1/3 whatever.

stay away from processed foods.... and chemicals or else your days are numbered.

So no worries about iron levels or magnesium for energy levels? How about preserving T-Levels, which not doing hurt Ryan Hall late career? Calcium & Vitamin D for the bones? Preventing osteoporosis later on?

When in your 20's and/or are an elite talent- you can get away with this stuff. But the majority will suffer if eating junk daily, even if running a lot.

Correct. Look at Tom Brady's diet now. It's insane. And he's performing at near peak level.

-drinks 37 glasses of water a day

- No tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, coffee, white sugar, white flour, gluten, dairy, GMO, fruit (except an occasional banana in a smoothie)

Kenyans: 20% of calories from plain sugar

SIAP

https://runnersconnect.net/diet-of-kenyan-runners/

While many of the pros eat junk I also get the impression that a lot of pros have a standard American diet that is mostly pretty healthy. A lot of them avoid or have minimal alcohol and junk. They’re not perfect but I feel like this Thread has a ton of confirmation bias by people who run a lot and have bad diets. It’s not like they eat exclusively junk.

on an adventure wrote:

Correct. Look at Tom Brady's diet now. It's insane. And he's performing at near peak level.

-drinks 37 glasses of water a day

- No tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, eggplant, coffee, white sugar, white flour, gluten, dairy, GMO, fruit (except an occasional banana in a smoothie)

I can understand for tomatoes and peppers as they're acid but eggplants ? First time I hear an athlete avoiding them, what's wrong with eggplants ?